Vederian Lowe

Vederian Lowe was acquired by the New England Patriots in a trade with Minnesota in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick on August 28, 2023 ... Originally drafted by the Vikings in the sixth-round (184th overall) of the 2022 draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Vederian Lowe was acquired by the New England Patriots in a trade with Minnesota in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick on August 28, 2023 ... Originally drafted by the Vikings in the sixth-round (184th overall) of the 2022 draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2023 (11/8)

• Was acquired in a trade with Minnesota on Aug. 28.
• Played in 11 games with eight starts. He made four starts at left tackle and four starts at right tackle. He also rotated in at left and right tackle for three games.
• Was inactive at Miami (10/29), at N.Y. Giants (11/26), vs. L.A. Chargers (12/3) and at Pittsburgh (12/7).
• Dressed but did not see action vs. Philadelphia (9/10) and vs. Washington (11/5).
• Started at left tackle in his first career start in place of an injured Trent Brown vs. Miami (9/17).
• Took over as the starting right tackle at the N.Y. Jets (9/27) for a four-game stretch.
• Came into the game at left tackle for an injured Trent Brown in the fourth quarter vs. Buffalo (10/22), but later left due to injury and Brown returned.
• Saw action vs. Indianapolis (11/12) at left tackle for one drive in the fourth quarter after Conor McDermott left with an injury. 
• Came in for an injured Conor McDermott vs. Kansas City (12/17) at left tackle and contributed to the Patriots special teams units.
• Started at left tackle at Denver (12/24) and played in a rotation with OL Trent Brown.
• Started at left tackle vs. N.Y. Jets (1/7) but left the game due to an injury.

2022 (4/0, 1/0 – MINNESOTA)

• Made his NFL debut in Week 14 at Detroit (12/11).
• Was inactive for the first 13 games of the season.
• Appeared in his first snaps on offense at Chicago (1/8/23).
• Played as a reserve in the postseason game vs. N.Y. Giants (1/15/23).

COLLEGE

• In 2021, started all 12 games at left tackle as a redshirt senior.
• 2021 PFF All-Big Ten Second Team.
• As a senior in 2020, started all eight games at left tackle and finished the season with 34 straight starts.
• 2021 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year semifinalist.
• Started all 13 games at left tackle in 2019.
• Part of an offensive line in 2018 that paved the way for the most-improved running game in the nation (+137.4 ypg from 2017-18), finishing 12th in the FBS and second in the Big Ten at 243.0 ypg. Also started all 12 games at left tackle.
• In 2017, Played in eight games with seven starts at tackle as a freshman in 2017.
• 2017 BTN.com All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention.

PERSONAL

• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication in December 2021.
• Led Auburn High School to a 10-2 record and the Illinois state quarterfinals as a senior.
• Ranked No. 16 recruit in Illinois by Rivals, No. 25 by ESPN, No. 26 by Scout and No. 29 by 247Sports.